Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-22
STILL PENDING.
The Union Bridge Ordinance Not Yet Out Of
the Woods.
CRITICAL POINT REACHED,
Right Of Way Clause Waived by Represent
ativss Of the Company,
BUT THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE

But THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE
Insist Upon a Board Of Arbitators for
Disputed Rates for Traffic
The REGISTER had hoped to be able to
state to the people Of Ohio county, this morn
ing, that the Board OF County Commissioners
and the representatives of the Eastern
capitalists contemplating the erection OF
the proposed Union bridge had agreed upon
the terms Of the ordinance to be submitted 10
the people of the county, but disappolnt-
ment is in store for our readers. Although
all day yesterday was spent in a confer
ence between the members of the Board
and their counsel, and Judge Cochran, Mr..
Lynch and their attorney, very little
actual progress was made. Although the
difference arising at the privious confer
ence no longer exists, another, fully as serl-
Gus, and which likewise threatens the con-
of the entire project, has reared
its head, and is pending, with hope OF
agreement this morning. If no such
is reached, Mr.. Clark will with
draw from the negotiations, and the bridge
project will once more resume its occupation
of waiting, already carried ON for so many
weary years.
As was stated in the REGISTER yester-
day morning, the special committee OF the
Board, Prosecuting Attorney Jordan, Mr..
]. d. Ewing, bis co-counsel in advising
the committee, and Messrs. Cochran,
Lynch, and Attorney W. 7. Hubbard, met
at the Court House at half past nine O'Clock,
and resumed the negotiations regarding
the terms of the ordinance interrupted
some ten days ago. The conference was
kept up until noon when an adjournment
was had for dinner.
The Board of Commissioners had been
called TO meet at two o'clock in the expec-
tation that the committee would be ready
TO report at that time but when the mem
bers began to drift in, at that hour, they
were informed that no agreement had yet
been reached. 1t was expected an agree
ment would be soon had, however, and
the members repaired to the large hall Of
the Board, where they devoted themselves
to waiting.
THE COMMITTEE APPEARS.
1t was Just y minutes after o'clock
when the door If the committee room
opened. and PTesiden; Grusc came ont
into the large room. where the members
OF the Board generally and a number OF
interested citizens had been in waiting for
two hours or more Amid murmur Of
satisfaction President Cruise took MS place
at his desk and called the Board TO order.
lie stated that the report Of the commit
tee was ready ard in the hands &. Mr.
Myiee, but that gentleman said il Rad been
placed in tue hands OF Prosecuting AttOr
ney Jordan, who would read 1t 30 the
Board. Mr. jordan then too Lis place at
the clerks desk and read the report, the
iull text IF which il Eere presented 70 Cur
readers:
THE ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, The Wheeling and Harris
burg Railway Company OF West Virginia
las requested a vote to he ordered and
money TO I've appropriated in aid Of tie
of its railroad in Ohio county,
including a bridge across the Ohio river, at
or near the head of Wheeling Island, and
tracks thereon and the spprO'C thereto,
and terminal tracks and facilities thereof,
in the said county, including tunnel
through Wheeling hill, Sithia the linn
its Of the city OF Wheeling, north OF Tenth
street; and,
WHEREAS, The Board OF Commissioners
Of the County of Ohio deem it desirable for
the county 70 appropriate money to aid in
the construction 0. spch railroad bridge
across the Ohio river, in said county, and
of railroad crossing said bridge, and the
terminal and connecting tracks OF said
IL said county, such appropria-
ton to be made b. subscription 10 the
stock of said company; tnere.ore, it is
heseby
Ordycd, By the board of Commissioners
the county Of Ohio, that vote be ia
20, rro, che question ofthe appropriation
n snrh snb,cr, ~''oh, by said county, OF
- b. 49,, IS ~ on, :. 'ra work above
specified; such vote to be taken at the 'S
al places of voting in said county, at
pecial election which shall be held on
saturday, the, day OF ----,
.S-S
,. If such vote shall be in favor OF such
appropriation, any subscription thereof by
his Board or its agent, shall be upon the
erms and conditions following:
The said sun of three hundred
cribed to the capital stock Of the Wheeling
md Harrisburg Railroad Company, Of
Vest Virginia, and such subscription shall
De payable as follows:
Fifty thousand dollars when at least one
hundred thousand dollars shall have been
expended by the Railroad Company in
he purchase and construction of the
criminals aforesaid in the county OF Ohio.
The second fifty thousand dollars shall
,e paid when two hundred thousand dol
ars shall have been expended by the
tAilroad Company in the construction Of
aid bridge, and one hundred thousand
dollars shall have been expended by the
Railroad Company 10 the purchase and
construction of the terminalsi in the county
# Ohio.
The third fifty thousand dollars shall he
,ala when three huudyed thousand dollars
hal have been expended by the Railroad
Company iii the construction o; said bridge,
mi one hundred and fifty thousand dol
ars shall have been expended By said
flilroad Company IL the purchase aud
construction OF the terminals i'll the coun-
: of Ohio.
The fourth fifty thousand dollars shall
Dc paid whea four hundred thousand dol
ars shall have been expended by the Rail-
Dad Company in the construction OF said
bridge, and two hundred thousand dol
ars shall have been expended by said
itilroad Company in the purchase and
of the terminals aforesaid